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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Union Minister Dr.Jitendra says, new Farm Reforms will boost young Agricultural Entrepreneurs and encourage them to opt for a career in farming.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that new reforms brought in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will boost young Agricultural Entrepreneurs and encourage them to opt for a career in farming.
During an interaction with farmers, Sarpanches and local activists from districts Doda and Kisthwar, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the new farm reforms have huge futuristic vision and are aimed at enabling young educated farmer of today to exercise his options in promoting his entrepreneurship and putting his technical knowledge to the best utility.
He said, as the benefits of the new reforms begin to be realised with each passing day, several youths from non-agricultural families will also start looking for a career as Start-Ups in the field of agriculture. Even if the earlier arrangement of crops being sold through APMC Centres held some relevance about 50 years ago, said Dr Jitendra Singh, now the time has changed, the markets have opened up and the accessibility has become easier. Today’s youth is well connected, well informed and has the capacity to reach out and therefore, the new reforms are in keeping with the requirements of contemporary times.
All the young farmers and the local Panchayat representatives who participated in the interaction were unanimous in saying in one voice that they welcomed the new Legislations brought by the Modi government. They also alleged that the protests against the Legislations were being stage-managed and sponsored by the middlemen who feel that their vested interests will not be served in the times to come.
The local activists who participated in the programme said that they will reach out to each and every farmer to defeat the sinister design by the vested elements to mislead the farmers.
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Prime Minister's Office
Congratulatory phone calls received by PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today received telephone calls from H.E. Mr. Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea; H.E. Mr. E.D. Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe; and H.E. Mr. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique, congratulating him on his victory in the recent General Elections in India.
The Prime Minister thanked the President of Republic of Korea for his telephone call and greetings. The Prime Minister warmly recalled his recent visit to the Republic of Korea in February 2019. The Prime Minister also recalled the visit of First Lady Kim to India in 2018 to attend the ‘Deepotsav’ festival and said that the visit had added a new chapter to India-ROK ties. The Prime Minister reiterated his firm commitment to further strengthen the Special Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe warmly congratulated the Prime Minister on his victory in the recent General Elections. The Prime Minister thanked PresidentMnangagwa for his wishes, and appreciated the fact that two media-persons from Zimbabwe had visited India to cover the elections. The Prime Minister also recalled the success visit of the Vice President of India to Zimbabwe last year, and expressed his desire to take India-Zimbabwe relations to new heights.
The Prime Minister conveyed his condolences to President Nyusi of Mozambique on the loss of life and property in the aftermath of a cyclone earlier this year. President Nyusi thanked the Prime Minister for the timely assistance extended by Indian Navy at the time. The Prime Minister said that India will always stand with Mozambique in solidarity and partnership.
Ministry of Food Processing Industries
‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ organized by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, under the ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ Campaign by the M/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'
Virtual Inauguration of 75 Food Processing Projects by Union Minister for M/o Food Processing Industries Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras
To commemorate 75 years of India's independence, the Government of India is celebrating the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.' As a part of the celebration, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is organising ‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ from 25th to 30th April, 2022 under ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ Campaign by Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
In this direction, Union Minister for M/o Food Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras virtually inaugurated 75  food processing projects of Central Sector Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana today in New Delhi.
The total cost of these projects is about Rs.1238 crores, and the Ministry has provided financial support through grant of Rs. 309 crores for these projects. These projects will provide direct and indirect employment to about 36,000 people and benefit about 4 lakh 63 thousand farmers.
The Ministry launched the ‘Food Processing Week 2.0’ on 25th April, 2022, through a social media campaign under which awareness about the schemes of the Ministry, the success story of the beneficiaries of the schemes of the Ministry were covered on social media throughout the week. Apart from this, ODOP workshop and exhibition on Processing and Value Addition of One District One Product is also being organized under PMFME scheme in many districts across the country.
While addressing the promoters, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries, Shri Pashupati Kumar Paras thanked the promoters of these projects for developing state-of-the-art processing facilities, which will prove to be a milestone in the development of the food processing sector and will greatly benefit the farmers, producers, processors and consumers of the surrounding areas. He also mentioned that as a result of growing urbanization and middle class, there is a constant demand for nutritious processed foods and food processing has the potential to transform India's rural economy.
Prime Minister's Office
PM celebrates Silver medal by Esha Singh in 10m Air Pistol Women’s event at Asian Games 2022
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Esha Singh on winning a Silver medal in the 10m Air Pistol Women’s event at Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou.
The Prime Minister posted on X:
“Proud of Esha Singh for winning a Silver Medal in the 10m Air Pistol Women’s event! Her success at the Asian Games is due to her commitment, focused training and unwavering determination.”
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt visits Andaman & Nicobar Command
Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt visited the headquarters of Andaman & Nicobar Command  during a two-day visit to the islands, that culminated on September 18, 2023. The Raksha Rajya Mantri’s visit to the headquarters included a comprehensive briefing and Op discussions with Commander-in-Chief, ANC Air Marshal Saju Balakrishnan. During the visit, Shri Ajay Bhatt held a number of interactions, which highlighted the strategic importance of the picturesque archipelago.
The Raksha Rajya Mantri began his visit by paying homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Sankalp Smarak at INS Utkrosh. It was followed by a courtesy meeting with Lt Governor Admiral DK Joshi  at Raj Niwas.
Ministry of Finance
Auction for Sale  of  ‘7.38% GS 2027’,  ‘7.26% GS 2032’,  ‘7.36% GS 2052’
The Government of India  has announced the sale  of  “7.38% Government Security 2027” for a notified amount of ₹7,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method,  “7.26% Government Security 2032” for a notified amount of ₹12,000 crore  through price based auction using uniform price method and  “7.36% Government Security 2052” for a notified amount of ₹9,000 crore  through price based auction using multiple price method. GoI will have the option to retain additional subscription up to ₹2,000 crore against each security mentioned above. The auctions will be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai on November 25, 2022 .
Up to 5% of the notified amount of the sale of the securities will be allotted to eligible individuals and institutions as per the Scheme for Non-Competitive Bidding Facility in the Auction of Government Securities.
Both competitive and non-competitive bids for the auction should be submitted in electronic format on the Reserve Bank of India Core Banking Solution  system on November 25, 2022. The non-competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m. and the competitive bids should be submitted between 10.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
The result of the auctions will be announced on November 25, 2022  and payment by successful bidders will be on November 28, 2022 .
The Securities will be eligible for “When Issued” trading in accordance with the guidelines on ‘When Issued transactions in Central Government Securities’ issued by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular No. RBI/2018-19/25 dated July 24, 2018 as amended from time to time.
President's Secretariat
President of India in DIU; Inaugurates/Lays the Foundation Stone for Various Developmental Projects in DIU
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated/laid the foundation stone for various developmental projects in Diu today . These includes inauguration of - first academic session of IIIT Vadodara-International Campus Diu; and Kamleshwar School, Ghoghla; laying of foundation stone for - construction of a school at Saudwadi; improvement of 1.3 kilometers heritage walk-way on Diu City Wall; conservation and facade restoration of heritage precincts ; upgradation of fruits and vegetable market at Fort Road; and development of integrated municipal solid waste management system for entire urban and rural areas of Diu district.
Speaking on the occasion, the President praised the people and administration of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for their efforts in building and maintaining the civic amenities in this Union Territory. He noted that due to their efforts, this Union Territory has received about 40 awards and honours in the field of social development from various Ministries of the Government of India in the past 4 years.
The President commended the local administration for their efforts for conservation of natural heritage and environment. He noted that with the efforts of UT, Diu city has now become the first city in India, which is fulfilling 100 per cent of its energy requirement during the day with solar energy.
The President was happy to note that the campaign for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Vocal for Local’ is moving ahead rapidly in this UT. He said that the environment friendly food stalls established under these initiatives for the sale of local products will not only provide employment to the locals but also provide native taste to tourists.
The President said that this Union Territory has played a leading role in implementing the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. It is a matter of pride that all the three districts of this Union Territory have been declared 'Open Defecation Free'. He said that the local administration has set an example for entire country by taking the responsibility of picking up garbage from every household. Due to the vibrant participation of the people and the tireless efforts of the administration, Daman and Diu got the first place in the 'Swachh Survekshan' of 2019, he added.
The President also praised the Administrator, MPs and other public representatives, officials, entrepreneurs as well as the people of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for their efforts in initiatives such as providing drinking water to all households, giving benefit of Ujjwala Yojana to all women and ensuring enrollment of all children of school going age.
In the evening, the President will inaugurate the INS Khukhri Memorial.
Please Click here to see the President Speech
Ministry of Defence
Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018
The Goa Maritime Symposium – 2018, the second edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium  – a forum towards fostering friendly relations with the maritime neighbours - was inaugurated by the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba PVSM, AVSM, ADC, at INS Mandovi at Goa on 16th October 2018. The “Naval War College Journal”, an academic compendium with ideas and papers from writers and thinkers on maritime strategy and security, was also released on the occasion by the CNS. Welcoming the delegates to the seminar, Admiral Lanba reiterated the importance of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region .
The theme of the seminar, this year was “Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR”. The deliberations were focused on capacity building among IOR Navies to tackle emerging maritime threats, in addition to discussing cooperative strategies for enhancing interoperability among partner maritime agencies. Renowned national/ international speakers articulated their views on these crucial issues, followed by theme based discussions. Eminent scholars and practitioners who spoke on the occasion included, Admiral  Jayanath Colombage  from Sri Lanka, Ms Jane Chan Git Yin from Singapore, Captain Verghese Mathews  and Prof. Dattesh DP Parulekar . Dr Jabin Jacob and Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande  moderated the subsequent theme based discussions.
The international seminar was attended by delegates from many countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius, Sri-Lanka, Singapore, Thailand etc. Country specific deliberations by senior naval officers from all the participating countries were also held with active sharing of experiences, concerns and perspectives of their respective countries.
The GMS was conceptualised and first held in Nov 2016 aimed at establishing academic excellence as well as sharing of ideas among India’s maritime neighbors’ by facilitating interaction between senior representatives of navies and maritime agencies in the IOR; and it plays a constructive role in bringing together stakeholders involved in evolving strategies, policies and implementation mechanisms in the maritime domain.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Impact of Corona on Sezs
A comparative statement in respect of merchandise exports from SEZs during the period of April to August, is as under:
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Merchandise exports 
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Merchandise exports during the corresponding period of previous year 
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Rs. 81,481 Crores
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Rs. 1,30,129 Crores
However, Services exports has shown a growth of 9% during April’2020 to August’ 2020 in comparison to corresponding period of previous year.
To facilitate SEZ Developers/Co-developers/Units, following measures were taken during the COVID-19 outbreak:
- The last date of filing of various compliances was extended from 31.03.2020 to 30.06.2020 e.g. Quarterly Progress Report , SOFTEX form and Annual Performance Reports .
- Development Commissioners  were directed to facilitate extension of Letter of Approvals  and other compliances scheduled to expire during COVID pandemic, through electronic mode, in a time-bound manner. Further, DCs were directed in cases where it was not possible to grant extension through electronic mode to ensure that the Developer / Co-developer / Units did not face any hardship due to such expiry of validity during this period of disruption, and ad-hoc interim extension / deferment of the expiry date was granted without prejudice till 30.06.2020.
- Along with IT/ITES Units, Non IT/ITES Units in SEZs have also been allowed to take desktop/laptop outside SEZs to work from home. This has enabled exports especially in IT/ITES sector to register a positive growth despite lockdown.
- Power has been delegated to Development Commissioners for broad-banding
in case of manufacturing of essential items like masks, sanitizer, gowns and other protective/preventive products/instruments subject to post-facto ratification by the Approval Committee.
- Directions were issued that there should be no increase in lease rent for the units in Central Government SEZs for the Financial Year 2020-21.
- Payment of lease rent of first quarter was deferred upto 31st July 2020 for all the units in Central Government SEZs. Further, Development Commissioners were also requested to allow the units to clear the first two quarterly instalments of lease rent in six equal instalments starting from October 1st, 2020.
- Development Commissioners were also requested to advise developers of State Government/Private SEZs to consider similar relief measures in their zones.
- All DCs have been sensitized to adopt electronic work culture and to extend necessary support to the units, including those involved in manufacturing of drugs, essential items etc, and to follow COVID guidelines.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
PROHIBITION ON PRACTICE OF MANUAL SCAVENGING
“Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 ” manual scavenging is a prohibited activity in the country with effect from 6.12.2013. No person or agency can engage or employ any person for manual scavenging from the above date. Any person or agency who engages any person for manual scavenging in violation of the provisions of the MS Act, 2013 is punishable under Section 8 of the above Act, with imprisonment upto 2 years or fine upto Rs. One Lakh or both.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission, since October 2, 2014, more than 10.99 crore sanitary toilets have been constructed in rural areas and over 62.65 lakh in urban areas and insanitary toilets have been converted into sanitary toilets. This work made a huge contribution towards ending the practice of manual scavenging. After receiving reports from the social institutions working in this field, about continuation of this practice, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has launched a mobile app “Swachhata Abhiyaan” on 24.12.2020 to capture the data of insanitary latrines still existing and manual scavengers associated with their cleaning. Any person can upload the data of insanitary latrines and manual scavengers on the mobile app. Thereafter, the data is verified by the concerned district administration. However, not a single insanitary latrine has been confirmed so far.
The cases filed in this regard are at different stages and have not come to the logical conclusion.
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020 today  at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Click here to see the List of awardees
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Expenditure on Welfare Schemes of Minorities
The expenditure for the current year 2021-22 is ongoing and Scheme-wise fund allocated, released and percentage thereof under various schemes to meet the scheme objective for the F.Y 2021-22 is given at Annexure. Wide publicity is being given for creating awareness about the welfare schemes of the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Budget of the Ministry has been enhanced from Rs. 3130.84 crore in 2013-14 to Rs.4810.77 crore in 2021-22 as the schemes have become very popular.
ANNEXURE
Amount in Crore
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S.No.
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Name of scheme
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Budget Estimates
2021-22
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Total Expenditure
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% of
Budget Estimates
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Employment Oriented Skill Development Schemes
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1
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Seekho Aur Kamao
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418
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233.6
55.90%
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2
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USTTAD 
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3
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Nai Manzil
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4
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Nai Roshni
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|Educational Empowerment Schemes
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5
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Pre-Matric Scholarship Scheme
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2471
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261.38
10.58%
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6
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Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
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7
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Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship Scheme
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8
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Maulana Azad National Fellowship Scheme
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9
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Naya Savera - Free Coaching and Allied Scheme
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10
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Padho Pardesh
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11
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Nai Udaan
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12
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Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Infrastructure Development Scheme
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13
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram 
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1390
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508.86
36.61%
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|The disbursement of scholarship amount depends upon the verification and generation of the merit list by the respective State Governments and the process of disbursal generally starts during the last quarter of the financial year.
In addition to the above schemes “The education scheme for Madarsas and Minorities” has recently been transferred from Ministry of Education to Ministry of Minority Affairs from the year 2021-22 for which an amount of Rs.174.00 Crore has been allocated.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Government trying to identify the unsung heroes of Andaman, says Dr. Angel Patti Chauhan, Principal Secretary, Department of Education and Sports, Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Union Government and the Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been constantly working to identify the unsung heroes of Andaman and Nicobar, who have so far gone missing from our history books, and appreciating them, says Dr. Angel Patti Chauhan, Principal Secretary, Department of Education and Sports, Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. She said this after inaugurating a photo exhibition on the history of the freedom struggle at Port Blair on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of India's independence, organised by Regional Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
She said that as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Prime Minister Shri.Narendra Modi has declared this as an elixir that we will take forward in the years to come for the growth and development of our country and for the peace and prosperity of the entire world in general.
When it was inaugurated at Sabarmati by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the goal behind this was to catapult us to the future where we need to understand the privilege and the gift that we have received in the form of independence and remember the extent of blood, sweat, and sacrifice that went into all of it, she added.
“So for us, this is not only a matter of national pride and importance but at a very deeply personal level it is related to all of us and so each Indian, particularly every individual in Andaman is proud and happy for all these people.”
She expressed her appreciation for the brochures on the unsung heroes printed not only in Hindi and English but also in Tamil for all those who are more comfortable with the vernacular language.
She said all achievements of the government have been covered in the exhibition and the Andaman and Nicobar administration is implementing welfare schemes on a priority basis. Dr. Angel gave away prizes to students who presented cultural programmes at the event.
Shri. S. Venkateswara, Director General, South, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and Shri. M. Annadurai, Additional Director General Press Information Bureau, Chennai, were present during the event. Postal Department Deputy Superintendent Shri. Acharya, Port Blair Doordarshan Kendra Director Shri. Sundaram, AIR Director Shri.Mani, Assistant Director Shri Gaurav and Vellore Field Publicity Officer Shri S. Murali were among others were also present during the occasion .
The event saw the participation of journalists from various media houses. Mediapersons explained about the challenges faced by them while working in the islands.
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